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Related Parties - Additional Information (Details) - Board of Directors Chairman - USD ($)			1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 24, 2019	Aug. 09, 2018	May 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2014	Feb. 01, 2020
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of common stock outstanding owned					9.50%
Annual compensation	$ 176,000	$ 176,000	$ 200,000	$ 372,500
Annual base salary	$ 24,000			$ 24,000
Termination date of Consulting Agreement					Aug. 07, 2020
Deferred compensation arrangement with individual, description					On January 24, 2019, the Board voted to adopt an independent Board chairman structure and elected John Kyees as the Company’s new independent, non-executive Chairman, replacing Mr. Holtzman. Mr. Holtzman continues to serve as a director of the Company, and will continue to receive his annual compensation of $176,000 as a director and an annual base salary of $24,000 for his services as an employee of the Company through August 7, 2020.
Annual base salary, eligible to receive, till date	Aug. 07, 2020